Isaiah 40
1 Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
Inyong aliwin, inyong aliwin ang aking bayan, sabi ng inyong Dios.
2 Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
Mangagsalita kayong may pagaliw sa Jerusalem; at sigawan ninyo siya, na ang kaniyang pakikipagdigma ay naganap, na ang kaniyang kasamaan ay ipinatawad, sapagka't siya'y tumanggap sa kamay ng Panginoon ng ibayong ukol sa kaniyang lahat na kasalanan.
3 I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
Ang tinig ng isang sumisigaw, Ihanda ninyo sa ilang ang daan ng Panginoon pantayin ninyo sa ilang ang lansangan para sa ating Dios.
4 Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
Bawa't libis ay mataas, at bawa't bundok at burol ay mabababa; at ang mga bakobako ay matutuwid, at ang mga hindi pantay na dako ay mapapatag:
5 [If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
At ang kaluwalhatian ng Panginoon ay mahahayag, at makikitang magkakasama ng lahat na tao, sapagka't sinalita ng bibig ng Panginoon,
6 Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
Ang tinig ng isang nagsasabi, Ikaw ay dumaing. At sinabi ng isa, Ano ang aking idadaing? Lahat ng laman ay damo, at ang buong kagandahan niyaon ay parang bulaklak ng parang.
7 Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
Ang damo ay natutuyo, at ang bulaklak ay nalalanta, sapagka't ang hinga ng Panginoon ay humihihip doon; tunay na ang bayan ay damo.
8 The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
Ang damo ay natutuyo, ang bulaklak ay nalalanta; nguni't ang salita ng ating Dios ay mamamalagi magpakailan man.
9 You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
Oh ikaw na nagsasabi ng mga mabuting balita sa Sion, sumampa ka sa mataas na bundok; Oh ikaw na nagsasabi ng mga mabuting balita sa Jerusalem, ilakas mo ang iyong tinig na may kalakasan; ilakas mo, huwag kang matakot; sabihin mo sa mga bayan ng Juda, Tingnan ang inyong Dios!
10 Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
Narito, ang Panginoong Dios ay darating na gaya ng makapangyarihan, at ang kaniyang kamay ay magpupuno sa ganang kaniya: Narito, ang kaniyang ganting pala ay dala niya, at ang kaniyang ganti ay nasa harap niya.
11 He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
Kaniyang papastulin ang kaniyang kawan, na gaya ng pastor, kaniyang pipisanin ang mga kordero sa kaniyang kamay, at dadalhin sila sa kaniyang sinapupunan, at papatnubayan na marahan yaong mga nagpapasuso.
12 [There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
Sino ang tumakal ng tubig sa palad ng kaniyang kamay, at sumukat sa langit ng dangkal, at nagsilid ng alabok ng lupa sa isang takal, at tumimbang ng mga bundok sa mga panimbang, at ng mga burol sa timbangan?
13 And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
Sinong pumatnubay ng Espiritu ng Panginoon, o parang kaniyang kasangguni ay nagturo sa kaniya?
14 (Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
Kanino siya kumuhang payo, at sinong nagsaysay sa kaniya, at nagturo sa kaniya sa landas ng kahatulan, at nagturo sa kaniya ng kaalaman, at nagpakilala sa kaniya ng daan ng unawa?
15 [Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
Narito, ang mga bansa ay parang isang patak ng tubig sa timba, inaari na parang munting alabok sa timbangan: narito, kaniyang itinataas ang mga pulo na parang napakaliit na bagay.
16 There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
At ang Libano ay hindi sukat upang sunugin, ni ang mga hayop niyaon ay sukat na pinakahandog na susunugin.
17 The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
Lahat ng mga bansa ay parang walang anoman sa harap niya; nangabilang sa kaniya na kulang kay sa wala, at walang kabuluhan.
18 So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
Kanino nga ninyo itutulad ang Dios? o anong wangis ang iwawangis ninyo sa kaniya?
19 Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
Ang larawang inanyuan na binubo ng mangbububo, at binabalot ng ginto ng platero, at binubuan ng mga pilak na kuwintas.
20 A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
Siyang napakadukha sa gayong alay ay pumipili ng isang punong kahoy na hindi malalapok; siya'y humahanap sa ganang kaniya ng isang bihasang manggagawa upang ihandang larawang inanyuan, na hindi makikilos.
21 Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
Hindi ba ninyo naalaman? hindi ba ninyo narinig? hindi ba nasaysay sa inyo mula ng una? hindi ba nasaysay sa inyo bago nalagay ang mga patibayan ng lupa?
22 God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
Siya ang nakaupo sa balantok ng lupa, at ang mga nananahan doon ay parang mga balang; siyang naglaladlad ng langit na parang tabing, at inilaladlad na parang tolda upang tahanan;
23 He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
Na iniuuwi sa wala ang mga pangulo; siyang umaaring tila walang kabuluhan sa mga hukom sa lupa.
24 They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
Oo, sila'y hindi nangatanim; oo, sila'y hindi nangahasik; oo, ang kanilang puno ay hindi nagugat sa lupa: bukod dito'y humihihip siya sa kanila, at sila'y nangatutuyo, at tinatangay sila ng ipoipo na gaya ng dayami.
25 The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
Kanino nga ninyo itutulad ako, upang makaparis ako niya? sabi ng Banal.
26 Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
Itingin ninyo ang inyong mga mata sa itaas, at tingnan ninyo kung sinong lumikha ng mga ito, na tinutuos ang kanilang hukbo ayon sa bilang; tinatawag niya sila sa pangalan; sa pamamagitan ng kadakilaan ng kaniyang kapangyarihan, at dahil sa siya'y malakas sa kapangyarihan ay walang nagkukulang.
27 You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
Bakit sinasabi mo, Oh Jacob, at sinasalita mo, Oh Israel, Ang daan ko ay lingid sa Panginoon, at nilalagpasan ng aking Dios ang kahatulan ko?
28 Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
Hindi mo baga naalaman? hindi mo baga narinig? ang walang hanggang Dios, ang Panginoon, ang Maylalang ng mga wakas ng lupa, hindi nanlalata, o napapagod man; walang makatarok ng kaniyang unawa.
29 He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
Siya'y nagbibigay ng lakas sa mahina; at ang walang kapangyarihan ay pinananagana niya sa kalakasan.
30 Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Pati ng mga kabinataan ay manlalata at mapapagod, at ang mga binata ay lubos na mangabubuwal:
31 But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
Nguni't silang nangaghihintay sa Panginoon ay mangagbabagong lakas; sila'y paiilanglang na may mga pakpak na parang mga aguila; sila'y magsisitakbo, at hindi mangapapagod; sila'y magsisilakad, at hindi manganghihina.
